2005 Idaho Code - 9-1802 — DEFINITIONS

                                   TITLE  9
                                   EVIDENCE
                                  CHAPTER 18
          UNIFORM CHILD WITNESS TESTIMONY BY ALTERNATIVE METHODS ACT
    9-1802.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
    (1)  "Alternative method" means a method by which a child witness
testifies which does not include all of the following:
    (a)  Having the child present in person in an open forum;
    (b)  Having the child testify in the presence and full view of the finder
    of fact and presiding officer; and
    (c)  Allowing all of the parties to be present, to participate and to view
    and be viewed by the child.
    (2)  "Child witness" means an individual under the age of thirteen (13)
years who has been or will be called to testify in a proceeding.
    (3)  "Criminal proceeding" means a trial or hearing before a court in a
prosecution of a person charged with violating a criminal law of this state
and a juvenile delinquency proceeding involving conduct that if engaged in by
an adult would constitute a violation of the criminal law of this state.
    (4)  "Noncriminal proceeding" means a trial or hearing before a court or
an administrative agency of this state having judicial or quasi-judicial
powers, other than a criminal proceeding.